The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-25


Gratis who will be present, and trust that
the laudable object a: which you aim
the protection of the Union and the sue
cess of the national Democracy-will be
achieved. The principles of the Demo
cratic party are on trial from a new
force which has suddenly appeared IN
politics, and which
WILL DESTROY THE PARTY
unless it is boldly confronted, and the
dangers and pernicious effects of its
doctrines and principles denounced and
made clear to the public. The Demo-
cratic party regards the individual as
the unit Of society, the integrity of
which depends entirely upon the
personal liberty of the citizen. Jeffer-
son and his associates drove the
Federal party out of power Oh this
issue. which, indeed, was fundamental
in the struggle which gave US our free
government and preceded the Constitu-
ton. Until the civil war broke
out, no man questioned the right
of the white citizens of the
United States to dispose of themselves
and their labor in any manner which
might seem good. The war extended
the same rights to the colored race as
the white citizens had previously en-
ioyed. So that up to very recent
period every citizen of this country had
been free to employ himself and pursue
mis- happiness III whatever direction
might seem to him to be good. Within
the last five years, however, a secret
organization has been growing in
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slave the labor OF this country and
make it subject to the irresponsible
domination of men unknown to the
people, who are not officers chosen by
the people, and who are not creatures
of law, responsible to free publ C opin-
ion and to the constituted authorities
for their action. Ora !ually the leaders
of this body'haVe succeeded in
STAMPING OUT ALL PERSONAL INDEPEND-
ENCR
OF the part OF large number of the
working men of the country, by refus-
ing to permit any person to earn a liv-
ing who is not affiliated with the secret
organization. In this way, the work
men have been coerced into blind
obedience to irresponsible power, and
the condition of those who have
tried to remain outside of the organiza-
ton is in many cases truly pitiable.
They are called by opprobrious names,
are hunted from shop to shop and de
MED employment on the fearful penalty
OF stopping all work, however pressing
or imp jrtant. This is tyranny against
winch the Democratic party has ever
struggled and which it must now con-
front and denOunce in . no mistaken
tones. 1t is known that Democrats
holding high positions have coquetted
with this new and dangerous element
IN politics and even attained offices by
submitting to the humiliation OF an ap-
parent endors ment Of the
FALSE AND DANGEROUS DOCTRINES
which have been put in practice at such
fearfal cost in our midst within the
presentmonth.
Unless the Democratic sparty shall
at once absolutely disown and condemn
all organizations, which seek to place
the individual under any control than
that OF the laws, and deprive the citi-
zen of MS right of free action, it will
perish as it ought to do, and 1 desire
on this occasion to emphasize this issue
as one to VIII CHI you aud your fellow
members shall direct your attention, in
the hope that the next State convention
will conuemn, as Washington con.
dcmn, as Washington condemned 81
secret organizations which undertake
to usurp The func ions of the law
and destroy the free agency of the
citizen
! have he honor to be, very respect
fully.
(Signed), ABRAHAM S. HEWITT